{"product_id":"letters-to-camondo-9781250851062","title":"Letters to Camondo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tragic family history told in a collection of imaginary letters to a famed collector, Moïse de Camondo.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e63 rue de Monceau, Paris\u003cbr\u003eDear friend, \u003cbr\u003eAs you may have guessed by now, I am not in your house by accident. I know your street rather well.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCount Moïse de Camondo lived a few doors away from Edmund de Waal's forebears, the Ephrussi, first encountered in his bestselling memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Hare with Amber Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e. Like the Ephrussi, the Camondos were part of belle epoque high society. They were also targets of antisemitism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCamondo created a spectacular house and filled it with the greatest private collection of French eighteenth-century art for his son, Nissim, to inherit. But when Nissim was killed in the First World War, it became a memorial and, upon the Count's death, was bequeathed to France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Musée Nissim de Camondo has remained unchanged since 1936. De Waal explores the lavish rooms and detailed archives and uncovers new layers to the family story. In a series of haunting letters addressed to the Count, he tells us what happened next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250851062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192","brand":"Edmund de Waal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42038667968693,"sku":"9781250851062","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ad385f77-2fb4-485d-9e85-f596d153bd6d.jpg?v=1649738208","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/letters-to-camondo-9781250851062","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}